This $1 Plastic Chip Can Diagnose HIV In 15 Minutes

In Africa, waiting for blood work can take weeks, and many people don’t bother getting their results. A new device could make testing in remote villages a possibility, and that could lead to drastically improved treatment.

Columbia University researchers have a partial solution–a $1 plastic chip that can diagnose HIV and syphilis in 15 minutes, according to results published this week in Nature Medicine.